A Visit from the Goon Squad: Pulitzer Prize Winner
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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE WINNER • With music pulsing on every page, this startling, exhilarating novel of self-destruction and redemption “features characters about whom you come to care deeply as you watch them doing things they shouldn't, acting gloriously, infuriatingly human” ( The Chicago Tribune ). One of the New York Times ’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • One of The Atlantic ’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years • A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century • A Los Angeles Times Best Fiction Book of the Last 30 Years
Bennie is an aging former punk rocker and record executive. Sasha is the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts, along with the inner lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs.
“Pitch perfect . . . Darkly, rippingly funny . . . Egan possesses a satirist’s eye and a romance novelist’s heart.”— The New York Times Book Review Read more
Editor's Take
A Visit from the Goon Squad has earned strong praise from Amazon reviewers, who describe it as compelling, witty, and brilliantly written, with many calling it a worthy and enjoyable read. Reviewers also praise the humor, noting its sarcastic edge and sharp parody of the times, while mixed opinions center on the story arc, pacing, and character development.
On Goodreads, readers often highlight the book’s unusual structure and time-jumping format, calling it unique, gripping, and emotionally resonant. Some Goodreads reviewers say the shifting chapters and perspectives make the novel feel inventive and memorable, though a few note that certain sections can drag.
Book review sites and library readers echo that reaction, describing the novel as bold, ambitious, and deeply human. Across these sources, the book is often admired for Jennifer Egan’s prose, its interconnected storytelling, and its sharp look at time, youth, and change.
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Specifications
| Illustrated | No |
Product Details
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Publication date | March 22, 2011 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 368 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0307477479 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0307477477 |
| Item Weight | 7.4 ounces |
| Dimensions | 5.1 x 0.71 x 7.9 inches |
| Book 1 of 2 | Goon Squad |
| Best Sellers Rank | #9,180 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #90 in Short Stories (Books) #237 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) #378 in Psychological Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (12,881) |
